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Boston.com National News
Dec 03, 2024

Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison in South Carolina
Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, felony DUI causing death and two counts of felony DUI causing great bodily injury before her sentencing.

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Boston.com National News
Dec 02, 2024

Tell us: President Biden pardoned his son. Do you agree?
President Joe Biden had long stated that he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden. But that changed on Sunday.

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Boston.com National News
Dec 02, 2024

Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter
The 82-year-old president said in a statement that his son's prosecution on charges of tax evasion and falsifying a federal weapons purchase form were politically motivated.

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Boston.com National News
Dec 02, 2024

Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?
In his statement Sunday, Biden said that his son had been "selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted." Biden has been concerned — as Hunter Biden was — about his political adversaries.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 29, 2024

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested
New York City police said they arrested 21 people after protesters jumped barricades and sat down on the parade route with Palestinian flags and a "Don't Celebrate Genocide" banner.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 27, 2024

Their landlord overcharged them. Now these NYC tenants will split $15m.
The settlement is one example of how the complex rules governing the rent-stabilization system in New York City can be frustrating for renters struggling to hold landlords accountable.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 27, 2024

Judge approves settlement that changes rules for real estate agents
NAR reached the agreement in March to settle a lawsuit, as well as a series of similar claims, by committing to make the changes and to pay $418 million in damages to a settlement fund.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 27, 2024

An animal-rescue pilot died in a crash. 2 dogs aboard are recovering.
After realizing a childhood dream of becoming a pilot, Seuk Kim transported cats and dogs from disaster areas, overcrowded shelters and other misfortunes to rescue groups. He lined up other aviators to do the same.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 27, 2024

Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants' kids from school.
"The kids are still coming to school, but they're scared," said Almudena Abeyta, superintendent of Chelsea Public Schools.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 26, 2024

Conn. couple charged in ring suspected of stealing $1 million in Lululemon clothes
Jadion Anthony Richards, 44, and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards, 45, both of Danbury, Connecticut, were charged this month with one felony count of organized retail theft.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 26, 2024

Why did Calvin Coolidge pardon a raccoon for Thanksgiving — and keep it as a pet?
"Coolidge Has Raccoon; Probably Won't Eat It," one contemporary Boston Herald headline blared.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 25, 2024

Devoted aide who keeps good news flowing will follow Trump to the White House
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 25, 2024

Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump
The move amounts to a predictable but nonetheless stunning conclusion to a criminal case that just one year ago had been seen as the most perilous legal threat that Trump faced.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 25, 2024

Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delays Q3 earnings
Macy's says it's delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-related issue

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Boston.com National News
Nov 24, 2024

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection' and ‘Scrabble,' dies at 83
Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 24, 2024

A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him.
A man who was fatally shot by a Las Vegas police officer this month had called 911 for help during a home invasion

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Boston.com National News
Nov 24, 2024

Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power
Dealers will inspect and replace the control unit and a fuse if needed. They also will update software.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 22, 2024

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum said the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 22, 2024

This is how local immigrant advocates and lawyers are preparing for Trump's mass deportation plans
"We anticipate that immigration enforcement efforts could focus on states or communities perceived as immigrant-friendly, making Massachusetts a likely target."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 22, 2024

Pam Bondi is Trump's new choice as attorney general. Here's what to know about her.
Florida's first female state attorney general, she became a member of Donald Trump's impeachment defense team and backed his false claims of election fraud in 2020.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 22, 2024

Cutting in line? American Airlines' new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports
As of Wednesday, the airline announced, the technology is now being used in more than 100 U.S. airports that American flies out of.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 22, 2024

What the DOJ's breakup of Google would mean for Chrome and the internet
In a court filing late Wednesday, the Justice Department said Google "must promptly and fully divest Chrome" to a buyer approved by the DOJ.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

A kayaker faked his own death and fled overseas. Now he's telling how he did it.
"The great news is we know that he is alive and well. The bad news is we don't know where Ryan exactly is, and he has not yet decided to return home."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Watch: President Biden hosts NBA champion Celtics at the White House
President Joe Biden is set to welcome the Boston Celtics to the White House to celebrate the franchise's 18th title.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Who stole 24,240 bottles of Guy Fieri's tequila?
Two trucks of tequila from the company that Fieri founded with Sammy Hagar were stolen after being diverted from their planned route, authorities said.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
"Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi is from Tampa and spent more than 18 years as a prosecutor. She was Florida's first female attorney general.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
"While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
"Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 21, 2024

Trump picks people who worked on Project 2025 despite distancing himself
Democrats are claiming vindication after they warned voters not to believe Trump's claims of having no connection to Project 2025.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

The FBI arrested a man who's been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

‘This isn't about me': Wu hits back at Trump border czar Tom Homan over deportation rhetoric
"Our policies at the local level are in the interest of public safety and our record backs it up."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Radical Jaguar rebrand and new logo sparks ire online
"Copy Nothing," marketing materials read. "We're here to delete the ordinary. To go bold. To copy nothing."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
It was the first parole hearing for Smith, 53, who is serving a life sentence after a jury convicted her of murder but decided to spare her the death penalty.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley's February death.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
While a stray ballot ending up in the wrong place can happen during election season, the number of ballots destined for other states and counties that ended up at the Great Falls, Montana office is unusual.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Hacker is said to have gained access to file with damaging testimony about Gaetz
The file of 24 exhibits is said to include sworn testimony by a woman who said that she had sex with Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17, as well as corroborating testimony by a second woman who said that she witnessed the encounter.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 20, 2024

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean.
The agency's main role is financial. Annually, it distributes billions in federal money to colleges and schools and manages the federal student loan portfolio.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 19, 2024

The upcoming housing battle that could roil mortgage costs even more
The new administration is widely expected to resume a push to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 19, 2024

Lawyer says his client testified that she saw Gaetz having sex with underage girl
The lawyer, Joel Leppard, told CBS News, ABC News and CNN about his clients' testimony to the House Ethics Committee, which was investigating allegations about Gaetz and young women, as well as accusations of drug use.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 19, 2024

5 ways RFK Jr. could undermine lifesaving childhood vaccines
In the last three decades alone, childhood vaccines have prevented more than 500 million cases of disease, 32 million hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths in the United States, according to the CDC.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 19, 2024

Elon Musk asked people to upload their health data. X users obliged.
Some users have shared Grok's misses, like a broken clavicle that was misidentified as a dislocated shoulder. Others praised it: "Had it check out my brain tumor, not bad at all," one user wrote alongside a brain scan.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 19, 2024

What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump's choice to become transportation secretary
Duffy, 53, is the second Fox-affiliated host to be tapped by Trump.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Wu addresses Boston's approach to Trump's deportation plans
Under law, Boston police cannot cooperate with ICE agents attempting to deport migrants solely based on their immigration status.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

2 are killed and 1 is critically wounded in New York City knife rampage. A suspect is in custody.
The 51-year-old suspect was in police custody after being found with blood on his clothes and the two kitchen knives he was carrying, authorities said.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Why Whoopi Goldberg is feuding with a Staten Island bakery
The left-leaning host of "The View" said the business in a Republican stronghold declined to take an order under her name. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Trump stands by defense pick who says encounter with woman was not sexual assault
A detailed memo sent to the Trump transition team claims the incident occurred when Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, spoke in Monterey, California, in 2017.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Boston College Republicans say they've been under attack since Trump win
"We will no longer sit idly by while unhinged people openly defame the character of students who voted for President Trump."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
The FCC is an independent agency that is overseen by Congress, but Trump has suggested he wanted to bring it under tighter White House control.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 18, 2024

Omnivore, intermittent faster, reformed Twinkie lover: The RFK Jr. diet
Kennedy has described himself as a "very adventurous eater," which has come in handy but also gotten him in trouble, in his world travels as an environmental lawyer and adventure-seeking celebrity.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 17, 2024

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles
With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

Traveling for a cuddle, or more, at European sex parties
Since the connection-starved pandemic era, the tourism industry has embraced the sexual wellness trend. Now the international sex party scene is booming.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

Somerville works to reaffirm its sanctuary city status
During a recent meeting, city councilors discussed the resolution in the wake of Donald Trump's reelection.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

Ed Markey takes aim at Trump's Interior Department pick
"We can't let Big Oil make private profits off our public lands."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
"Let's make every day count," President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation last week after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat to Trump in the presidential race.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage.
The president-elect wants to keep transgender athletes out of girls' sports. He wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism. He wants to abolish diversity and inclusion offices.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 15, 2024

Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field
"You're going to see Major League Baseball in a small environment."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 14, 2024

A ‘bear' damaged luxury cars. It was ‘clearly a human in a bear suit,' a state biologist said after reviewing videos.
In what's dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," the California Insurance Department said four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday, accused of defrauding three insurance companies out of nearly $142,000 by claiming a bear had caused damage to their vehicles.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 14, 2024

Here's why the USS Nantucket is docked in Charlestown
The Navy's newest ship is set to be commissioned on Saturday right beside its oldest — the USS Constitution.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 14, 2024

Devastated Democrats play the blame game, and stare at a dark future
In interviews, lawmakers and strategists tried to explain Kamala Harris's defeat, pointing to misinformation, the Gaza war, a toxic Democratic brand, and the party's approach to transgender issues.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 14, 2024

House Ethics Committee was set to vote to release critical report on Matt Gaetz
The committee has been investigating allegations that Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 14, 2024

Gold is suddenly not so glittery after Trump's White House victory
What's going on? Part of the decline has coincided with the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Investigators believe Wisconsin kayaker faked his own death before fleeing to eastern Europe
Investigators say they believe a Wisconsin kayaker missing since mid-August faked his death before fleeing to Europe

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and has pledged to dramatically overhaul the Justice Department. Trump also announced that he […]

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Trump picks ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Watch: 3 key takeaways from the 2024 election
Boston Globe reporter James Pindell analyzes Trump's administration picks, New England's diminishing clout, and Democrats' shifting response in "3 Political Things."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a secret ballot vote.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

The Democratic party needs to change, readers say. Here's how.
"Figure out how to help working people make it in today's economy," one respondent said.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Dem. infighting continues in wake of Seth Moulton's transgender comments
Some centrist House Democrats are reportedly angry with leaders for their handling of votes on transgender issues.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 13, 2024

Elizabeth Warren says Trump's pick for defense secretary ‘must be rejected'
"A Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 12, 2024

Needham native on International Space Station says she's healthy after media report that she's dropped weight
"My body has changed a little bit, but I weigh the same."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 12, 2024

Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear.
President-elect Trump, who tried to ban the social media platform the last time he was in the White House, has repeatedly pledged during his most recent campaign to oppose a ban on the short-form video app.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 12, 2024

Trump picks Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as homeland security secretary
As homeland security secretary, Noem would lead a sprawling federal bureaucracy with a $60 billion budget and more than 230,000 employees.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 12, 2024

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case
New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday on an earlier request to throw out Trump's conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer on presidential immunity.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 12, 2024

Trump expected to name Marco Rubio as secretary of state
Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010 and has staked out a position as a foreign policy hawk, taking hard lines on China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba in particular.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Mattel mistakenly lists porn site on packaging for ‘Wicked' dolls
The site has a similar address to one that promotes a film adaptation of the hit musical. The toymaker apologized for the "unfortunate error."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Bernie Sanders has some scathing advice for Democrats after the 2024 election
"Either you stand with the powerful oligarchy of our country, or you stand with the working class. You can't represent both."

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump's first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence program in 2018.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump names Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump's first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence program in 2018.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump's first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence program in 2018.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump announces Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, will serve as ‘border czar'
Homan was widely expected to be offered a position related to the border and Trump's pledge to launch the largest deportation operation in the country's history.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations
Stefanik, 40, who serves as House Republican Conference Chair, has long been one of Trump's most loyal allies in the House, and was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Jodi Picoult's ‘Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Earlier this month, PEN issued a report that expands upon numbers released in September for Banned Books Week, when libraries and stores around the country highlighted censored works.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 11, 2024

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday to lead the GOP conference and replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 09, 2024

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
The Trump administration is expected to pull back Biden's controversial directive that requires emergency rooms to provide abortions when necessary to stabilize a woman's health or life.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 09, 2024

Frustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump
Many economists warn that Trump's plans are likely to worsen the inflation he's vowed to eradicate, drive up the federal debt and eventually slow growth.

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Boston.com National News
Nov 08, 2024

FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
The plot reflects what federal officials have described as ongoing efforts by Iran to target U.S. government officials, including Trump, on U.S. soil.

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Nov 08, 2024

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms, prompt investigations in Mass. and other states
Some students of color at Stoughton High School were among those who received such messages, according to a statement from Stoughton Public Schools.

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Nov 08, 2024

Watch: Trump's White House and your health
STAT Washington correspondent Sarah Owermohle unpacks how reproductive care, vaccines, and health insurance could change under the new administration.

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Nov 08, 2024

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority
Democrats would need to sweep the most contested races, including two in Arizona and several in California, to win power.

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Nov 08, 2024

Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff?
Joining up with Trump's third campaign in its nascent days, Wiles is one of the few top officials to survive an entire Trump campaign.

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Nov 08, 2024

Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
Student loan cancellation was not a focus of the campaign for either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris, who steered clear of the issue at her political events.

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Nov 07, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., foe of drugmakers and regulators, is poised to wield new power
President-elect Donald Trump has encouraged him to "go wild on health" but has not made clear what role Kennedy will play.

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Nov 07, 2024

Elon Musk helped elect Trump. What does he expect in return?
The world's richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment.

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Nov 07, 2024

CNN pundit Scott Jennings's election night defense of Trump supporters goes viral
"I'm interpreting the results tonight as the revenge of just the regular ole working-class American, the anonymous American," Jennings said on CNN at 3:38 a.m. Wednesday, in a clip that's been shared widely on social media.

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Nov 07, 2024

Jimmy Kimmel chokes up during monologue on Trump's win
"Let's be honest, it was a terrible night," Kimmel said.

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Nov 07, 2024

Livestream: Joe Biden speaks after Trump's win
The president is expected to make remarks about the election results and transition at 11 a.m. Thursday at the White House.

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Nov 07, 2024

When will Donald Trump take office?
After his election victory, he will enter a two-month transition period as president-elect before being inaugurated on Jan. 20.

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Nov 07, 2024

Joe Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss
Republicans are poised to control the White House and Senate. Control of the House has yet to be determined.

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